– Today we have reached herd immunity. The vaccine is our weapon against the virus, says Chris Fearne to the press, writes AFP.
According to the news agency, a total of 475,000 people have received vaccine dose 1 in what is one of the world’s smallest states, in the Mediterranean south of Italy. The figure corresponds to 42 percent of the entire population.
Infection rates have also fallen significantly in line with vaccination. Malta is currently the country in the EU with by far the lowest spread of infection, with 25.26 cases per 100,000 inhabitants in the last 14 days. The country registered only two new cases in the last 24 hours, the overview shows Worldometers.
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This will cause Fearne to announce more relief in the coming time. according to Times of Malta he says that fully vaccinated people who are alone or with other vaccinated people no longer need to wear bandages outdoors from the month of July – if everything goes according to plan.
– The vaccination pace is the key to this, says Fearne when asked about the implementation of holidays and celebrations in the coming months.
– It is still 30 percent of the entire population that must be vaccinated, he emphasizes.
